Southern California High Tech Event Calendar

Elevator Pitch Competition. MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. You only get one chance to make a good first impression. This maxim has special meaning for entrepreneurs seeking funding. Venture capitalists and angel investors are busy people with hectic schedules. They hear hundreds of pitches a month. If and when an entrepreneur gets an audience with an investor, his or her case for why this venture is better than any other must be clear, concise and compelling. The entrepreneur must have a great "elevator pitch," named so because it should be delivered in the time it takes a VC to ride an elevator from the lobby to the penthouse, no more than a minute or two. The successful elevator pitch gets an investor's attention and earns an opportunity to deliver a complete pitch. See http://www.mitcentralcoast.com

Cracking QR Codes. AMA Los Angeles. QR CODES - they are everywhere! Are they just a trend? Or do they have a practical application to help grow and effectively market one's business? Jeff Gottschalk, CEO of GottyCode sides with the latter. Join the AMA Los Angeles for this “must see” event on how to effectively use QR codes in your organization! See http://www.socalama.org

Private Equity Buyouts Making a Comeback! OCTANe. Who is doing deals? How are they getting done? And what are the advantages of partnering with the right firms?
Please join us as we discuss current M&A activity, hot sectors, deal valuations, the availability of deal financing and the advantages of partnering with a private equity fund. See http://www.octaneoc.org/events/the-state-of-the-market-from-a-pe-lender-and-portfolio-company-ceos-perspective/

Tech Talk: How to Build a Scalable Application. Nate Johnson, CEO and founder of Reliam, will share expert advice on best practices for building a scalable application. This includes why it's important to have different specialists/companies handle the respective parts and strategies for managing these relationships and your assets. See http://www.meetup.com/TechinMotionLA/events/87736822/